Follow-up of forensic psychiatric legislation and clinical practice in Sweden 1988 to 1995

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 125-131

  Grann, Martin ^a   Holmberg, Gunnar ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b National Board of Forensic Medicine   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; FOLLOW UP; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOSIS; SWEDEN;

COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; CRIMINAL LAW; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032901478     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-2527(98)00037-5     Document Type: Article

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